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M. 0. MEIGS. Reflector. No. 231,600. PatentedA ug. 24,1880.

(Igimmms N PETEHS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON, D c.

U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MONTGOMERY cfMmes, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

REFLECTOR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 231,600, dated August24, 1880.

Application filed January 2, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MONTGOMERY G. MEIGS, ofWashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Reflectors, (Case A and I do hereby declare thatthe'following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to an improvementin reflectors shown in PatentsNos. 209,178 and 209,576, granted to me, having for its object to soimprove the construction of the same as to make them applicable tohead-lights,street car lamps, 8m; and it consists in the constructionand arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth,and pointed out by the claim.

In the annexed drawings, which fully illustrate my invention, Figure 1is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation, of my improvedreflector.

A represents the reflector, which may be of ellipsoidal, paraboloidahorhyperboloidal form. In the bottom of said reflector is formed anopening, a, of the form shown, adapted to receive the chimney of a lamp,B. The rear part of the refiectoris open, and is provided with the lipsI), curved in the line of the shape of the refiector, which act asfingers to embrace the chimney and support the reflector thereon, asshown.

By this arrangement a head-light can be admits the light throughit forthe purpose of 40 lighting the car, and at the same time the light isreflected and thrown forward with great brilliaucy along the track.

Ditterentcolored glasses may he placed at the mouth of the reflector, ifdesired, thus making the device act as a signal light, thus cheapenin gthe cost of the lamps for street-cars, and rendering them perfectlysimple and at the same time not liable to get out of repair.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters. Patent, is-

In a headlight or street-car lamp, the reflector A, open at its rear andprovided with the curved lips I), said lips adapted to act as fingersand embrace a chimney, substantially as shown, and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

MONTGOMERY O. MEIGS.

Witnesses;

WM. B. UPPERMAN, N. UALLAN;

